The Turkish Youth Foundation () or TÃœGVA is a youth and student foundation based in
Istanbul
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.
Bilal ErdoÄŸan
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Early life
Necmettin Bilal was born on 24 April 1981, the second child of Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan and Emine ErdoÄŸ ...
, the son of the President of the
Republic of Turkey
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Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan
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, is a member of the high advisory board of the foundation and held the opening of the provincial representative offices. This has caused the foundation to be associated with Bilal Erdoğan in the media. The foundation publishes a magazine called Özçekim (''Selfie'').
Criticism
Eviction tensions in Büyükada
The Foundation's organization of religious programs in schools affiliated to the
Ministry of National Education, the allocation of
İzmir Atatürk High School
İzmir Atatürk High School (; est. 1886) is a high school in İzmir, Turkey.
History
İzmir Atatürk High School (İAL) was established in 1886 as a 5-year preparatory school. The school was subsequently converted to a 7-year preparatory school ...
to the Foundation, and the renting of a high-priced place in Ä°zmit to TÃœGVA for 120 liras were on the agenda of the media. In addition, during the
AK Party
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era, the
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
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History
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality ...
(IBB) rented the Büyükada Pier in Büyükada, Istanbul, for 2,000 TL with a 10-year contract, despite the high price.
Allegation of state cadre recruitment
Journalist and academic Metin Cihan received some documents via e-mail claiming that the foundation had appointed names to state positions, and accused the foundation of being the second
parallel state organization. Metin Özsoy, the former Van representative of TÜGVA, said, "There are over 100 TÜGVA members in the
Ministry of Justice
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that only I know. These names were brought here through the foundation. I don't know how many there are in the police force, but I know that TÃœGVA has a very serious role in the recruitment of guards." In addition, TÃœGVA president Enes EminoÄŸlu was a guest on journalist
Cüneyt Özdemir
Cüneyt Özdemir (born 8 February 1970) is a Turkish journalist, television host and producer. Özdemir is the anchorman of the leading local and foreign affairs program 5N1K, broadcast on CNN Türk Television for 20 years now.
Career ''32. GÃ ...
's program to respond to the allegations in question, but he made a blunder in the program, saying, "This man took documents from inside. He made a backup for himself, manipulated and changed the correct documents, and now he is disclosing them.", confirming the accuracy of the documents.
Projects
* Ä°htisas Akademi
* Medya Ä°letiÅŸim Okulu
* Genç Yönetici Okulu
* Kitap Kurdu Yarışması
* Türkiye Fikir Kongresi
* Genç Diplomat Akademisi
* Genç Türkiye Kongresi
* Hızlı Olan Kazansın
* Türkiye Fikir Akademisi
* Yaztahtaya projesi
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.tugva.org/
Political controversies in Turkey
Foundations based in Turkey